hi,
   I had a similar problem with my rottie. I take her training every week and when I asked my trainer about this problem she said its the only way she knows how to get attention. She should learn that people will only approach her if she is calm and sitting. So at training we did excersises where someone would approach her and if she started jumping up would turn around and walk away. This would be repeated until she stopped jumping up and then she would get attention and a treat. We then progressed on to someone approaching and making a fuss e.g. greeting puppy in a happy, exciting voice, and teaching the pup to sit even if someone is causing them excitement.

This really worked for my puppy, she is 8 1/2 months old. I'm not a big expert or anything but this is my experience with the jumping and excitement. Maybe you could try this with different people, having different people approach her and not giving her attention until she calm and sitting?. I really hope you sort this out.

As for the rough playing, Nala was the same but as the training has gone on and she is getting older she seems to have calmed down.
Also when she played rough, I only tolerated it to a certain extent then I would take her mind off it by giving her a toy. I think it depends on the owner and the dog, but that is how we overcame this problem. I'm sure there is someone on here who have different experiences.

Good Luck, Lisa Jane.

No prob, any thing I can do to help   .i know what you mean about the strangers thing but I was told to just ask strangers not to bother with her until she has learnt to relax. For me, having a rottweiler, it is easier because as she is getting bigger no one wants to bother with her, which is sad in a way but good for the training.

Good Luck, Lisa Jane.

How about "She's in training, would you mind giving her a treat when I can get her to sit."

Assuming that you can get her to sit for a treat, you then hand the treat over for the person to give her.

By setting this up and practising with volunteers first you can get them to withhold the treat if she gets out of the sit.

With lots of practice she'll always assume that approaching people means a treat if I sit in front of Mum/Dad.

Diet is also relevant. If you feed a dog on rocket fuel and there is no outlet for it then over excited and boisterous behaviour will be a consequence.

http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/Burns_health_guide_2005_ebook.pdf

ok one of your problems is you have a very hyper breed. it was stupid of you to get such a hyper breed if you don't have a yard. you should try takeing her for a RUN not a "ROMP" cause those dog breeds are hyper there is nothing wrong with her she is just hyper by nature

ok so it was alittle harsh.... but i didn't call her stupid. I said what she did was stupid. dogs like that need a yard to run in its jsut a big part of taking care of them. and i don't think it is foods or anything unless she is feeding the dog human food with high sugars and dyes.

So if it is a manufactured dog food she is feeding that is high in sugars, colours and additives (which many of them are) that is fine and will have no effect on behaviour but human food high in sugars and colours will have an effect on behaviour?  That doesn't sound logical.

I think training discs should be a last resort myself - poor lass might think that newcomers are scary because this awful noise happens - last thing you want is a scared dog, it could make problems much worse.

I think the advice about asking folks not to pet her unless she calms down is the way to go - our girl Sky used to do the lurcher wall of death around the house when someone came, now she goes over, wags, licks them, then goes off to investigate something else - because she knows that jumping up at folks wont get her anything.

As for needing a yard for a dog of this type - I wouldn't say it was the be all and end all - as long as they were getting plenty of walks and exercise, where they actually did it wouldn't really matter.